Empowerment leads to optimal yields July 2025 THE PHAHAMA GRAIN PHAKAMA (PGP) FARMER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (FDP) IS A COMPREHENSIVE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FOCUSSED ON SUPPORTING GRAIN FARMERS IN SOUTH AFRICA, FROM SUBSISTENCE TO COMMERCIAL LEVELS. IT AIMS TO EMPOWER FARMERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO PRODUCE GRAIN PROFITABLY AND SUSTAINABLY, ENSURING
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Planning the 2025/2026 sunflower and soybean crop June 2025 PIETMAN BOTHA, INDEPENDENT AGRI- CULTURAL CONSULTANT IT IS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START PLANNING THE NEXT SEASON’S CROP. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CALCULATE HOW MUCH MONEY IS NEEDED AND WHEN THE MONEY WILL BE NEEDED. THE SUNFLOWER OR SOYA PRODUCTION SYSTEM FOLLOWED WILL DETERMINE WHICH
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CONTROL WINTER WEEDS to avoid trouble May 2025 PIETMAN BOTHA, INDEPENDENT AGRI- CULTURAL CONSULTANT MANAGING WINTER WEEDS IS ESSENTIAL, NOT OPTIONAL. BY SPRING, FIELDS MUST BE FREE OF THESE WEEDS, AS THEY CAN BECOME A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE. THESE WEEDS ARE ADAPTED TO WINTER CONDITIONS, ALLOWING THEM TO SURVIVE AND GROW EVEN DURING DRY PERIODS.
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A programme that is changing lives May 2025 Teamwork empowers farmers to be the best THE PHAHAMA GRAIN PHAKAMA (PGP) FARMER DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOCUSSES ON EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME INDEPENDENT FARMERS. THEIR CORE VALUES ARE TEAMWORK, INTEGRITY, PASSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EXCELLENCE, CARE, RELIABILITY AND DETERMINATION. The regional development managers and mentors conduct regular farm visits
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Maximise your sunflower yield April 2025 RICHARD MCPHERSON, PULA CONTRIBUTOR ONE OF THE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR YIELD AND INCOME IS TO HARVEST YOUR SUNFLOWERS AT THE RIGHT TIME AND HANDLE THEM AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. ALSO PREVENT ANY MOISTURE DAMAGE AND SEED DEGRADING TAKING PLACE BEFORE AND AFTER COMBINING. The 2024 sunflower production
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Proper planning prevents poor performance March 2025 PIETMAN BOTHA, INDEPENDENT AGRI- CULTURAL CONSULTANT THE MINIMISING OF HARVESTER LOSSES IS ALL ABOUT PLANNING AND CONTROL. SELECT AND PLANT THE BEST SUITABLE CULTIVAR AND KNOW HOW MANY DAYS IT WILL NEED TO BE READY FOR HARVESTING. BOOK YOUR HARVESTER IN ADVANCE AND TELL THE CONTRACTOR WHAT CULTIVAR
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Guidelines to do your own crop estimate March 2025 KOBIE DE BEER, RETIRED CROP INSURANCE SPECIALIST. FIRST PUBLISHED IN SA GRAAN/ GRAIN, MAY 2022. CROP ESTIMATES ALWAYS REMAIN A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE, AS MANY VARIABLES CAN INFLUENCE THE ACCURACY OF A CROP OR YIELD ESTIMATE. MORE ACCURATE ESTIMATES CAN BE MADE CLOSER TO HARVEST TIME, BECAUSE
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Schools programme promotes agriculture March 2025 PGP’s SCHOOLS PROGRAMME IS AN EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE AIMED AT RAISING AWARENESS AMONG PUPILS ABOUT AGRICULTURE’S VITAL ROLE AND THE DIVERSE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IT OFFERS. EDUCATING THE YOUTH ABOUT AGRICULTURE IS CONSIDERED AN IMPORTANT STRATEGY IN THE DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLBOX TOWARDS MANAGING THE THREAT TO FOOD SECURITY LEVELS. In
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A crop well-suited for dry summer production areas February 2025 DR SAFIAH MA’ALI, SENIOR RESEARCHER: ARC-GRAIN CROPS, POTCHEFSTROOM. FIRST PUBLISHED IN PULA, OCTOBER 2022. SUNFLOWER IS A CROP THAT, RELATIVE TO OTHER CROPS, PERFORMS WELL UNDER DROUGHT CONDITIONS. THIS IS PROBABLY WHY IT IS POPULAR IN THE MARGINAL CROPPING AREAS OF SOUTH AFRICA. THE
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Here’s what you need to know about Congress February 2025 DURING JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, REGIONAL MEETINGS are HELD TO SHARE THE GRAIN SA GROUP OF ENTITIES’ FOCUS AREAS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. THESE TOPICS WILL ALSO BE ON THE TABLE AT THE 2025 CONGRESS ON 12 AND 13 MARCH, WHICH WILL ONCE AGAIN BE HELD
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